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I asked a Bastar school girl the colour of India’s flag in 2017. ‘Kale jhande,’ she said

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By Shantanu Sharma
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3 hours ago The Trump administration is pressuring schools, hospitals, churches and companies across the country the same way. They are bullies. They are full of bluster. And we know how to fight them. On Feb. 27, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth posted a video announcing that he had forced Scouting America …
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I asked a Bastar school girl the colour of India’s flag in 2017. ‘Kale jhande,’ she said

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By Shantanu Sharma
| ThePrint Verified
Observing that Dantewada had far more paved roads than Sukma, I naively concluded that simply expanding road networks in the region would be a sufficient solution to address the complex challenges of Bastar’s insurgency. It took me years – and many journeys deep into Bastar’s heartland – to correct this simplistic view. As I will argue, neither new roads nor advanced weaponry alone can dismantle an ideology that has grown deep roots over decades.
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‘Wild country’: This book says the colonial government misunderstood the princely state of Bastar

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By Shantanu Sharma
| Scroll.in Verified
Abujhmad, a captivating expanse of hills, woods and streams, holds a special place in the contemporary history of Bastar. One of the first journalist–researchers to explore this region was Ramesh Chandra Roy, joint editor of the Ranchi-based anthropology journal Man in India. His groundbreaking venture in 1934 shed light on this enigmatic land. This ethereal wonderland was known by another name. The locals, the Hill Marias, called it Metabhum, meaning highland.
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